mortuary

(môr′c̸ho̵̅o̅ er′ē)

noun pl. mortuaries

a place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation, as a morgue or funeral home

Origin: < LL mortuarius, of the dead < L mortuus, pp. of mori, to die: see mortal

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noun pl. mor·tu·ar·ies

A place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation.

adjective

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mortuarie, gift to a parish priest from the estate of the deceased, funeral service

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , from Latin mortuārium, receptacle for dead things

Origin: , neuter of mortuārius, of the dead

Origin: , from mortuus, dead

Origin: , past participle of morī, to die; see mer- in Indo-European roots

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